drug-induced interstitial nephritis
Last reviewed 01/2018
Typically, this is a disease which presents two weeks after a course of a drug (1). Causes include:
- synthetic antibiotics e.g. meticillin, rifampicin
- diuretics e.g. frusemide
- NSAIDS
Reference:
- Grand Round - nephrotoxicity of non-steroidal anti - inflammatory drugs, The Lancet (1994), 344, 515-8.